Lives of the Poets: A Novella and Six Stories (Random House Reader's Circle)

Innocence is lost to unforgettable experience in these brilliant stories by E. L. Doctorow, as full of mystery and meaning as any of the longer works by this American master. In “The Writer in the Family,” a young man learns the difference between lying and literature after he is induced into deceiving a relative through letters. In “Wili,” an early-twentieth-century idyll is destroyed by infidelity. In “The Foreign Legation,” a girl and an act of political anarchy collide with devastating results. These and other stories flow into the novella “Lives of the Poets,” in which the images and themes of the earlier stories become part of the narrator’s unsparing confessions about his own mind, offering a rare look at the creative process and its connection to the heart.

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About the Author:

E. L. Doctorow’s novels include The March, City of God, The Waterworks, Welcome to Hard Times, The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, Lives of the Poets, World’s Fair, and Billy Bathgate. His work has been published in thirty-two languages. Among his honors are the National Book Award, three National Book Critics Circle awards, two PEN/Faulkner awards, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, the William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the presidentially conferred National Humanities Medal. E. L. Doctorow lives in New York.

Book Description Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2010. Book Condition: New. Brand New, Unread Copy in Perfect Condition. A+ Customer Service! Summary: "Extraordinary beauty and power . . . a book to fall in love with."-Chicago Tribune Book World "Better than any fiction I know, Lives of the Poets illuminates the sources from which fiction springs."-Newsweek "Doctorow is an impeccable stylist, a man who writes with exceptional clarity and precision."-Publishers Weekly "Invaluable . . . Doctorow's subtlest work of fiction."-New York Times Book Review. Bookseller Inventory # ABE_book_new_0812981189

Book Description Random House Trade, United States, 2010. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Reprint. 170 x 104 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. Innocence is lost to unforgettable experience in these brilliant stories by E. L. Doctorow, as full of mystery and meaning as any of the longer works by this American master. In The Writer in the Family, a young man learns the difference between lying and literature after he is induced into deceiving a relative through letters. In Wili, an early-twentieth-century idyll is destroyed by infidelity. In The Foreign Legation, a girl and an act of political anarchy collide with devastating results. These and other stories flow into the novella Lives of the Poets, in which the images and themes of the earlier stories become part of the narrator s unsparing confessions about his own mind, offering a rare look at the creative process and its connection to the heart. Bookseller Inventory # AAS9780812981186

Book Description Random House Publishing Group, 2010. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from US within 10 to 14 business days. Established seller since 2000. Bookseller Inventory # VR-9780812981186

Book Description Random House Trade, United States, 2010. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Reprint. 170 x 104 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. Innocence is lost to unforgettable experience in these brilliant stories by E. L. Doctorow, as full of mystery and meaning as any of the longer works by this American master. In The Writer in the Family, a young man learns the difference between lying and literature after he is induced into deceiving a relative through letters. In Wili, an early-twentieth-century idyll is destroyed by infidelity. In The Foreign Legation, a girl and an act of political anarchy collide with devastating results. These and other stories flow into the novella Lives of the Poets, in which the images and themes of the earlier stories become part of the narrator s unsparing confessions about his own mind, offering a rare look at the creative process and its connection to the heart. Bookseller Inventory # AAS9780812981186